Glenturret 12 Year Old Bottled 1980s

Glenturret Triple Wood / European Edition

Glenturret is not the most famous of Highland distilleries, while it is one of the oldest, founded in 1775. But I’m sure you’ve heard of the Famous Grouse before, which has its spiritual home here. In 2015 Glenturret also jumped on the NAS-bandwagon and released three new expressions: Triple Wood, Sherry Cask and Peated. I will try all three,...

Score 80/100

Glenturret 18 Year Old

This 18 Year Old Glenturret was already bottled in 1990, meaning it is a distillate of the late ‘70s – of last century, obviously. The nose starts off pleasant enough with sweet malt, apples and oranges. Mildly sweet and sour. Something candy-like and a lot of honey. Not much else going on, but having said that, there is nothing wrong with it...

Score 76/100

Glenturret Sherry Edition

The Sherry Edition from Glenturret, which saw the light of day in 2015, is comparable to the Triple Wood. The only thing lacking in the mix is the bourbon cask matured whisky – this is solely a vatting of both American and European sherry oak. Ha! Lovely nose. Baker’s spices and vanilla precede some red fruit. Mildly sweet and sour as if from...

Score 81/100

Glenturret 12 Maiden Release 2020

Yet another greatly received sample from @Wierdo that I've been sitting on for far too long. Gotta say I love the look of the full bottle! This review is neat with the dram having been breathing for twenty minutes or so. I believe it's matured (at least in part) in European oak, ex Oloroso casks. Nose - surprisingly big, intense and...

Score 87/100